Community
Service to the community is an important mission we strive to fulfill. Our school seeks to have both a global scientific impact and an engaged and relevant local impact on technology-related industries in Miami and South Florida. Whether we are providing advanced workshops for teachers, demonstrating the state-of-the-art technology at an event, or providing at-risk students with opportunities to learn about technology, our faculty, staff, and students are committed to sharing our knowledge and talents for the betterment of society
Skill Court Highlighted at Miami Maker Faire
The Miami Maker Faire was held on April 8th and 9th at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus. At the event attended by thousands, FIU featured several exhibits including ICAVE VR experience, Hardware Lab, Coding Fun, and the very popular Soldering Workshop where over 300...
FIU Girls Who Code Club Parents and Community Night
At the event, the FIU Girls Who Code (GWC) Club members presented on the lives of pioneering women in computer science, explained coding concepts to the audience and played their own game creations in Scratch. The Club is made up of middle school girls who meet once a...
MangoHacks 2017 Review
This past weekend SCIS hosted another great year of MangoHacks, a 36-hour hackathon that encourages learning, collaboration, growth, innovation, and fun. A hackathon is a creative coding and invention marathon. Students come together with an idea or a passion, get...
CodeFest 2016
In celebration of Computer Science Education Week, Code.org's "Hour of Code" initiative to introduce millions of young people to computer programming, and in partnership with Miami-Dade County Schools, FIU School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) held...
Ultimate Software Academy for Computer Science Education @ FIU.
The Ultimate Software Academy for Computer Science Education inspires and cultivates the advancement of a community of K-12 teachers and students who continuously rediscover computing and apply its principles to creatively solve problems and engender innovation. We...
RET on Cyber-enabled technologies provides opportunities for teachers to work with faculty at FIU.
Under the coherent theme of cyber-enabled technologies, the proposed site offers an effective research experience for teachers on state-of-the-art, high-quality research in fields such as social networks, cloud computing, privacy, and security. The new activities...
Hispanic Heritage Foundation Loft STEM Leadership Symposium
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation Loft STEM Leadership Symposium was held at the FIU GC Ballroom with 200 Dade/Broward HS students in attendance. Panelist Dr. Leonardo Bobadilla, FIU SCIS Faculty, discussed his career...
CodeFest Miami 2014 and the Hour of Code
CodeFest Miami 2014 and the Hour of Code — 100 elementary/middle/high schoolers attended a coding challenge session with prizes provided by local tech companies. Many attendees coded for the first time with the help of our CIS Students who mentored participants....
Miami Maker Faire outreach — FIU CIS Co-Produced the event. 4,000 attendees, targeted K-12 students, focus on robotics, electronics, and coding.
The Miami Mini Maker Faire was held in Wynwood to the delight of almost 4,000 attendees and 100+ exhibitors. The Faire is held in creative communities around the world and is a celebration of imagination and innovation. FIU CIS co-produced the event that featured FIU...
Girls Who Code Miami Program Summer Cohort
We hosted the Girls Who Code Miami Program Summer Cohort of 40 talented female High School students and taught students how to use APIs to develop a simple GIS application. Read more at FIU News.